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The Avenger

by E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946)

Herbert Wrayson, a bachelor returns to his flat
one night to find a young lady rifling his desk.
He questions her and finds she thought she
was in the apartment of his neighbor, Morris
Barnes, who lives above him. While he is on the
telephone, she quietly slips out of his flat and
heads to Barnes' abode. A few hours later, she
is once again at his door - this time looking
scared and faint. She asks Wrayson to escort
her downstairs as the hallway is unlit. As they
emerge, a hansom sits at the doorway with Morris Barnes in it. But, they
discover that Barnes has been strangled. Wrayson soon learns that the
young lady is the estranged older daughter of a club acquaintance, retired
Colonel Fitzmaurice. He also discovers that he has fallen in love with her.
The big question however, has he fallen for a murderess? How can he
discover the truth? In typical Oppenheim style, this "whodunit" weaves a
tangled web and one must wait until the end to discover the surprising truth.

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Total running time: 7:34:11
Read by Tom Weiss

Cover design: Kathryn Delaney
Cover art: Harrison Fisher, c.1900